EP3167754B1 - Gleitführungsschienensystem - Google Patents

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EP3167754B1
EP3167754B1 EP16174547.6A EP16174547A EP3167754B1 EP 3167754 B1 EP3167754 B1 EP 3167754B1 EP 16174547 A EP16174547 A EP 16174547A EP 3167754 B1 EP3167754 B1 EP 3167754B1
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Ken-Ching Chen
Hsiu-Chiang Liang
Ci-Bin HUANG
Chun-Chiang Wang
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/453—Actuated drawers
    • A47B88/46—Actuated drawers operated by mechanically-stored energy, e.g. by springs
    • A47B88/463—Actuated drawers operated by mechanically-stored energy, e.g. by springs self-opening
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/49—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor with double extensible guides or parts
    • A47B88/493—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor with double extensible guides or parts with rollers, ball bearings, wheels, or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C29/00—Bearings for parts moving only linearly
    • F16C29/008—Systems with a plurality of bearings, e.g. four carriages supporting a slide on two parallel rails
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C29/00—Bearings for parts moving only linearly
    • F16C29/04—Ball or roller bearings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C29/00—Bearings for parts moving only linearly
    • F16C29/10—Arrangements for locking the bearings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2210/00—General construction of drawers, guides and guide devices
    • A47B2210/0002—Guide construction for drawers
    • A47B2210/0064—Guide sequencing or synchronisation
    • A47B2210/007—Three slide synchronisation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2314/00—Personal or domestic articles, e.g. household appliances such as washing machines, dryers
    • F16C2314/70—Furniture
    • F16C2314/72—Drawers

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  • the present invention is related to a slide rail assembly for furniture.
  • a drawer In a furniture system, such as a drawer system, a drawer usually can be opened or closed relative to a cabinet through a pair of slide rail assemblies.
  • an undermount drawer slide is important in product development.
  • US patent number 8,152,252 B2 and US patent number 8,231,189 B2 disclose related techniques for such products. The cases are provided for reference.
  • document DE 202014 1060001 U1 discloses a slide rail assembly with the sliding auxiliary devices and the synchronizing member.
  • the slide rail assembly does not comprises a guiding member configured to guide a swing member to be operatively engaged between a locking part and the guiding member, in order to increase stability of the engaging status between the swing member and the locking part.
  • the present invention aims at providing a slide rail assembly.
  • the claimed slide rail assembly comprises a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a first sliding auxiliary device, a second sliding auxiliary device, a synchronizing member, a first driving device, a locking device and a swing member.
  • the second rail is movable relative to the first rail.
  • the third rail is mounted between the first rail and the second rail.
  • the first sliding auxiliary device is movably arranged between the first rail and the third rail.
  • the first sliding auxiliary device comprises at least one first rolling member and a first meshing feature. The least one first rolling member is configured to facilitate the third rail to move relative to the first rail.
  • the second sliding auxiliary device is movably arranged between the third rail and the second rail.
  • the second sliding auxiliary device comprises at least one second rolling member and a second meshing feature.
  • the least one second rolling member is configured to facilitate the second rail to move relative to the third rail.
  • the synchronizing member is meshed between the first meshing feature and the second meshing feature.
  • the first driving device comprises a first elastic member.
  • the locking device comprises a locking part and a guiding member.
  • the guiding member is configured to generate a force toward the locking part.
  • the swing member is movably connected to the second rail.
  • the first elastic member of the first driving device when the swing member is operatively engaged between the locking part and the guiding member, the first elastic member of the first driving device accumulates a first driving force; and when the swing member is operatively disengaged from the locking part and the guiding member, the first driving force is released to drive the second rail to move from a retrieve position to an open position relative to the first rail.
  • FIG. 1 shows a system 50 comprising a first furniture part 52, at least one second furniture part 54 and a pair of slide rail assemblies 56 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system 50 can be furniture or a cabinet.
  • the system 50 can be a furniture system or a rack system.
  • the first furniture part is a cabinet for example
  • the second furniture part is a drawer for example.
  • the pair of the slide rail assemblies 56 is mounted between the first furniture part 52 and the second furniture part 54.
  • the slide rail assemblies 56 are undermount drawer slides, and are respectively mounted to the second furniture part 54 to be adjacent to two sides of a bottom of the second furniture part 54. According to the above arrangement, the second furniture part 54 can be easily opened or closed relative to the first furniture part 52 through the pair of slide rail assemblies 56.
  • the slide rail assembly 56 comprises a first rail 58 and a second rail 60.
  • the first rail 58 is longitudinally and fixedly mounted to the first furniture part 52. As such, the first rail 58 can be seen as a portion of the first furniture part 52.
  • the second rail 60 is longitudinally movable relative to the first rail 58. As such, the second rail 60 can be seen as a portion of the second furniture part 54.
  • the slide rail assembly 56 further comprises a third rail 62 movably mounted between the first rail 58 and the second rail 60.
  • the third rail 62 is configured to extend a traveling distance of the second rail 60 relative to the first rail 58.
  • the slide rail assembly 56 further comprises an extension base 64 fixedly attached to the first rail 58.
  • the extension base 64 can be seen as a portion of the first rail 58, and the extension base 64 is arranged along a longitudinal direction of the first rail 58.
  • the slide rail assembly 56 further comprises an auxiliary track 66 arranged along a longitudinal direction of the extension base 64.
  • the auxiliary track 66 is a gear rack.
  • the extension base 64 further comprises an engagement feature 68.
  • the engagement feature 68 can be an independent component fixedly attached on the extension base 64, or the engagement feature 68 can be formed from the extension base 64.
  • the second rail 60 of the slide rail assembly 56 comprises a plurality of protruded connection features 70 and an adjusting hole 72 adjacent to a front end of the second rail 60.
  • the slide rail assembly 56 further comprises a carrying member 74, a driving mechanism 76, a swing member 78, a connection assembly 80 and an adjusting member 82.
  • the carrying member 74 is connected to the second rail 60.
  • the carrying member 74 can be seen as a portion of the second rail 60.
  • the carrying member 74 has a plurality of connection holes 84 corresponding to the connection features 70 of the second rail 60, and a through holes 86 corresponding to the adjusting hole 72 of the second rail 60.
  • the driving mechanism 76 is configured to facilitate and drive the second rail 60 to move relative to the first rail 58.
  • the swing member 78 is movably connected, such as pivoted to the carrying member 74.
  • the connection assembly 80 comprises a plurality of connection bases 88 and a plurality of fixing members 90.
  • the carrying member 74 is connected to the second rail 60 by the fixing members 90.
  • a longitudinal dimension L1 of each connection hole 84 of the carrying member 74 is greater than an outer dimension of each connection feature 70 of the second rail 60, such that the carrying member 74 is longitudinally movable relative to the second rail 60.
  • the adjusting member 82 has an eccentric part 92 deviated from a center position of the adjusting member 82.
  • the eccentric part 92 is correspondingly arranged to pass through the through hole 86 of the carrying member 74 and the adjusting hole 72 of the second rail 60.
  • a longitudinal direction of the adjusting hole 72 is different from a longitudinal direction of the connection hole 84, and a longitudinal dimension L2 of the adjusting hole 72 is greater than an outer dimension of the eccentric part 92 of the adjusting member 82.
  • the eccentric part 92 abuts against the second rail 60 in response to rotation of the adjusting member 82, such that the carrying member 74 can be moved relative to the second rail 60 along a longitudinal direction of the second rail 60.
  • the carrying member 74 has a protruded stopping feature 94. Through contact between the stopping feature 94 and the adjusting member 82 in a proper tightness, the adjusting member 82 can be more stable after being adjusted.
  • the driving mechanism 76 comprises a first driving device 100, a second driving device 200, a locking device 300, a clutch device 400 and a damping member 500.
  • the first driving device 100 is connected to the first rail 58 through the clutch device 400.
  • the first driving device 100 comprises a first base 102 and a first elastic member 104.
  • the first base 102 has a plurality of longitudinal slots 106 and a blocking part 108.
  • the second driving device 200 comprises a second base 202, a second elastic member 204, a blocking member 206 and a capturing member 208.
  • the first base 102 and the second base 202 are longitudinally movable relative to each other.
  • the second base 202 has a plurality of base parts 210.
  • Each of the base parts 210 is arranged within a corresponding longitudinal slot 106, such that the first base 102 and the second base 202 are longitudinally movable relative to each other.
  • the first elastic member 104 is configured to provide an elastic force between the second base 202 of the second driving device 200 and the locking device 300.
  • the blocking part 108 corresponds to the blocking member 206 of the second driving device 200.
  • the second driving device 200 is mounted to the second rail 60.
  • the second base 202 is connected, such as fixedly connected to the carrying member 74 (not shown in FIG. 9 ) of the second rail 60.
  • the second elastic member 204 is configured to provide an elastic force between the blocking member 206 of the second driving device 200 and the locking device 300.
  • the locking device 300 is connected, such as fixedly connected to the first base 102 of the first driving device 100. As such, the locking device 300 can be seen as a portion of the first base 102.
  • the swing member 78 can be operatively switched between a locking status and an unlocking status by the locking device 300.
  • the clutch device 400 is connected, such as fixedly connected to the first base 102 of the first driving device 100. As such, the clutch device 400 can be seen as a portion of the first base 102.
  • the damping member 500 is configured to damp the blocking member 206 of the second driving device 200.
  • a space 212 and a room 214 are formed on the second base 202 of the second driving device 200, and a guiding part 216 is located between the space 212 and the room 214.
  • the clutch device 400 is movably arranged in the space 212 of the second base 202 for moving along the auxiliary track 66.
  • the room 214 is configured to accommodate an auxiliary elastic member 218 and a pushing member 220.
  • the auxiliary elastic member 218 is configured to provide an elastic force to the pushing member 220, such that the pushing member 220 can partially extend out of the room 214 in response to the elastic force of the auxiliary elastic member 218.
  • the guiding part 216 has a first guiding section 222 and a second guiding section 224.
  • the first guiding section 222 has a predetermined length.
  • the second guiding section 224 is turned from the first guiding section 222.
  • the first guiding section 222 and the second guiding section 224 can be two slots or openings communicated with each other.
  • the blocking member 206 of the second driving device 200 is movably connected to the first guiding section 222.
  • the capturing member 208 of the second driving device 200 is pivoted to the blocking member 206, and movably connected to the first guiding section 222.
  • the capturing member 208 is able to move to the second guiding section 224 from the first guiding section 222.
  • the capturing member 208 is configured to capture the engagement feature 68 of the first rail 58.
  • the locking device 300 comprises a locking base 302 and a guiding member 304.
  • the locking base 302 comprises a locking part 306 and a guiding passage 308.
  • the locking part 306 can be a wall or a recessed structure.
  • the guiding passage 308 passes through the locking part 306.
  • the guiding passage 308 comprises a first path 310, a second path 312 communicated with the first path 310, and a third path 314 extended from the first path 310 and the second path 312.
  • the locking part 306 is located between the first path 310 and the second path 312.
  • the locking base 302 further comprises a mounting part 316 and an engagement protrusion 318.
  • the guiding member 304 is arranged in the locking base 302.
  • the guiding member 304 comprises a first elastic part 320 and a second elastic part 322 extended from the first elastic part 320.
  • the first elastic part 320 and the second elastic part 322 together define an U-shaped mounting space 324, such that the guiding member 304 is mounted to the mounting part 316 and the engagement protrusion 318 through the mounting space 324.
  • a position of the second elastic part 322 substantially corresponds to the locking part 306 of the locking base 302.
  • the clutch device 400 comprises a clutch 402 and a control mechanism 404 for holding the clutch 402 in a predetermined status.
  • the clutch 402 comprises a first component 406, a second component 408, and a shaft 410 connected to the first component 406 and the second component 408.
  • a plurality of first features 412 are arranged on an outer periphery of the first component 406 at intervals, and a plurality of first abutting parts 413 are arranged on an inner periphery of the first component 406 at intervals.
  • the second component 408 has a plurality of second features 414 separated from each other.
  • the second component 408 can be a gear or a friction wheel corresponding to the auxiliary track 66, and is movable relative to the auxiliary track 66.
  • the control mechanism 404 comprises a control member 416, a mounting base 418 and an elastic device 420.
  • the control member 416 is pivoted to the mounting base 418 through a pivoting member 422.
  • the control member 416 corresponds to the first component 406.
  • the control member 416 is configured to engage with the first component 406 in response to an elastic force generated by the elastic device 420.
  • the first component 406 and the second component 408 are pivoted to the mounting base 418 by the shaft 410.
  • the elastic device 420 is mounted to the mounting base 418.
  • the elastic device 420 comprises a contact member 424 and a spring 426 configured to provide an elastic force to the contact member 424 for elastically driving the control member 416.
  • control member 416 engages with the first feature 412 of the first component 406 of the clutch 402 in response to the elastic force generated by the elastic device 420.
  • the clutch 402 further comprises a plurality of abutting members 428 movably mounted between the first component 406 and the second component 408.
  • the abutting members 428 can be balls or rollers.
  • the second component 408 comprises a plurality of second abutting parts 415.
  • At least one abutting structure is arranged between the first component 406 and the second component 408, and a bounded path 438 is adjacent to the abutting structure.
  • the first component 406 is arranged with at least one first abutting part 413.
  • the first abutting part 413 and the second abutting part 415 together form a abutting structure.
  • An abutting space 432 is defined between the first abutting part 413 of the first component 406 and the second abutting part 415 of the second component 408.
  • the abutting member 428 is correspondingly abutted in the abutting space 432.
  • the path 438 is arranged on the second component 408 and adjacent to the second abutting part 415.
  • the path 438 has an inclined face, and the abutting member 428 is movable on the path 438.
  • the abutting member is moved to a predetermined position on the path 438 to abut against the first abutting part 413 of the first component 406 and the second abutting part 415 of the second component 408, such that the second component 408 can drive the first component 406 to move along the first moving direction M1 through the abutting member 428.
  • the abutting member 428 is driven by the second abutting part 415 of the second component 408 to move, such that the abutting member 428 is apart from the predetermined position of the path 438.
  • the second component 408 is not able to drive the first component 406 to move along the second moving direction M2 through the abutting member 428.
  • the second rail 60 is located at a retrieve position P1 relative to the first rail 58.
  • the swing member 78 abuts against the locking part 306 of the locking device 300, and the first elastic member 104 of the first driving device 100 accumulates a first driving force F1 due to the swing member 78 abutting against the locking part 306.
  • the second elastic part 322 of the guiding member 304 elastically abuts against the swing member 78.
  • the capturing member 208 has a capturing feature 226 for capturing the engagement feature 68 of the first rail 58.
  • the capturing feature 226 can be a clasp or recessed structure.
  • the pushing member 220 is configured to contact the blocking member 206 in response to the elastic force generated by the auxiliary elastic member 218.
  • the blocking part 108 of the first base 102 of the first driving device 100 abuts against the blocking member 206 of the second driving device 200, and the blocking part 108 of the first base 102 of the first driving device 100 corresponds to a notch 228 of the second base 202 of the second driving device 200.
  • the damping member 500 comprises a damping rod 502 for abutting against the blocking member 206.
  • the second rail 60 is moved from the retrieve position P1 along a first direction D1 relative to the first rail 58 when an external force is applied to the second rail 60 along the first direction D1.
  • the pushing member 220 abuts against the blocking member 206 in response to the external force, and further presses the auxiliary elastic member 218, such that the second rail 60 is moved a short distance from the retrieve position P1 along the first direction D1 relative to the first rail 58.
  • the notch 228 of the second base 202 of the second driving device 200 is moved relative to the blocking part 108, such that the blocking part 108 extends into the notch 228.
  • the swing member 78 is moved with the second rail 60 along the first direction D1 for pushing the guiding member 304 to disengage from the locking part 306 to be switched to the unlocking status.
  • the second base 202 of the second driving device 200 is arranged with a releasing feature, such as a first pushing part 230 corresponding to the control member 416 of the clutch 402.
  • a releasing feature such as a first pushing part 230 corresponding to the control member 416 of the clutch 402.
  • the second base 202 of the second driving device 200 further comprises a second pushing part 232 corresponding to the contact member 424 of the elastic device 420 of the clutch 402, for pushing the contact member 424, so as to stop the elastic device 420 from applying the elastic force to the control member 416.
  • the second elastic part 322 of the guiding member 304 can elastically guide the swing member 78 to move to the second path 312 of the guiding passage 308.
  • the first elastic member 104 of the first driving device 100 then releases the first driving force F1, such that the second rail 60 is moved from the retrieve position P1 along a second direction D2 relative to the first rail 58. More particularly, after the first elastic member 104 of the first driving device 100 releasing the first driving force F1, the second base 202 of the second driving device 200 is further moved with the second rail 60 along the second direction D2 relative to the first rail 58.
  • the swing member 78 In the process of the first elastic member 104 releasing the elastic force, the swing member 78 is moved from the second path 312 of the guiding passage 308 toward the third path 314.
  • the guiding part 216 of the second driving device 200 is moved relative to the capturing member 208.
  • the damping rod 502 of the damping member 500 extends to be in a damping ready status and corresponds to the blocking member 206 of the second driving device 200.
  • the swing member 78 can be operatively engaged between the locking part 306 and the guiding member 304, for allowing the first elastic member 104 of the first driving device 100 to accumulate the first driving force F1; and the swing member 78 can also be operatively disengaged from the locking part 306 and the guiding member 304, for releasing the first driving force F1, so as to drive the second furniture part 54 to move from a close position to an open position.
  • an user can further pull out the second rail 60 along the second direction D2 if the second rail 60 is not fully expanded relative to the first rail 58.
  • the clutch device 400 is configured to temporarily block the first driving device 100 in an early process of the second rail 60 moving from an open position P2 to the retrieve position P1 relative to the first rail 58.
  • the second base 202 of the second driving device 200 is moved relative to the first rail 58 in response to the external force.
  • the first elastic member 104 of the first driving device 100 then accumulates a first elastic force in response to the external force, and the second elastic member 204 of the second driving device 200 also accumulates a second elastic force in response to the external force.
  • the first elastic force and the second elastic force are released once the external force is no longer applied to the second rail 60.
  • the second rail 60 is ejected outward relative to the first rail 58.
  • the clutch device 400 since the clutch device 400 is in an engaging status, the clutch device 400 can only move along the second direction D2 relative to the auxiliary track 66. Therefore, a resistance force is provided to the first base 102 from the clutch device 400, so as to block the first base 102 of the first driving device 100 from moving along the first direction D1.
  • the first elastic member 104 is stretched by the second base 202 to accumulate an elastic force
  • the second elastic member 204 is also stretched by the second base 202 to accumulate an elastic force due to the guiding pin 234 of the capturing member 208 abutting against the second guiding section 224.
  • the swing member 78 then is moved from the third path 314 to the first path 310 relative to the locking device 300.
  • the second pushing part 232 of the second base 202 is moved to push the contact member 424 of the clutch device 400, for moving the contact member 424 a distance S.
  • the second base 202 of the second driving device 200 is further moved along the first direction D1.
  • the second pushing part 232 of the second base 202 pushes the contact member 424 of the clutch device 400, such that the control member 416 is not affected by the elastic force of the elastic device 420.
  • the control member 416 is pushed by the first pushing part 230 of the second base 202 to deflect, such that the control member 416 is disengaged from the first feature 412 of the first component 406.
  • the clutch device 400 stops providing the resistance force to the first base 102, and the clutch device 400 is in a free status.
  • the second rail 60 is further moved relative to the first rail 58 along the first direction D1 to be completely retrieved, and the capturing feature 226 of the capturing member 208 then captures the engagement feature 68 of the first rail 58.
  • the guiding pin 234 of the capturing member 208 is moved from the second guiding section 224 to the first guiding section 222, such that the second elastic member 204 of the second driving device 200 releases the second driving force F2, for retrieving the second rail 60 along the first direction D1 relative to the first rail 58 by the second driving force F2.
  • the damping member 500 since the damping rod 502 of the damping member 500 abuts against the blocking member 206, the damping member 500 is configured to provide damping effect in the process of retrieving the second rail 60 to the retrieve position P1 relative to the first rail 58.
  • FIG. 36 and FIG. 37 illustrate another operation mode of the present invention.
  • the clutch device 400 In a status of the clutch device 400 being blocked on the auxiliary track 66 along the first direction D1, when the second rail 60 is moved from the open position P2 along the first direction D1 relative to the first rail 58 by an external force, and the external force along the first direction D1 is not big enough to move the swing member 78 in the guiding passage 308 to engage with the locking part 306, the elastic forces accumulated by the first elastic member 104 and the second elastic member 204 are released once the external force is no longer applied to the second rail 60, such that the second rail 60 is ejected along the second direction D2 relative to the first rail 58.
  • the side rail assembly 56 comprises a first sliding auxiliary device 600 and a second sliding auxiliary device 602.
  • the first sliding auxiliary device 600 is movably arranged between the first rail 58 and the third rail 62.
  • the first sliding auxiliary device 600 comprises at least one first rolling member 604 for facilitating the third rail 62 to move relative to the first rail 58.
  • the second sliding auxiliary device 602 is movably arranged between the third rail 62 and the second rail 60.
  • the second sliding auxiliary device 602 comprises at least one second rolling member 606 for facilitating the second rail 602 to move relative to the third rail 62.
  • the first sliding auxiliary device 600 further comprises a first meshing feature 608 adjacent to the at least one first rolling member 604, and the second sliding auxiliary device 602 further comprises a second meshing feature 610 adjacent to the at least one second rolling member 606.
  • the slide rail assembly further comprises a synchronizing member 612 mounted to the third rail 62.
  • the synchronizing member 612 comprises a third meshing feature 614 configured to mesh between the first meshing feature 608 and the second meshing feature 610.
  • the first meshing feature 608 and the second meshing feature 610 can be gear racks.
  • the third meshing feature 614 can be a gear.
  • the third rail 62 comprises a first side wall 616, a second side wall 618 and a longitudinal wall 620 connected between the first side wall 616 and the second side wall 618.
  • the first side wall 616, the second side wall 618 and the longitudinal wall 620 together define a rail space 622 for accommodating the first sliding auxiliary device 600 and the first rail 58 (not shown in FIG. 39 and FIG. 40 ).
  • the third rail 62 has a first mounting hole 624 and a second mounting hole 626 communicated with the rail space 622.
  • the synchronizing member 612 is mounted into the first mounting hole 624 of the third rail 62 by a pivotal base 628.
  • the slide rail assembly 56 further comprises a support member 630 mounted into the second mounting hole 626 of the third rail 62 and extended into the rail space 622.
  • the support member 630 is configured to support a bottom of the adjacent first sliding auxiliary device 600, so as to prevent the first sliding auxiliary device 600 from being deformed by an external weight (such as a weight of a carried object on the slide rail assembly 56), such that the synchronizing member 612 can stably mesh between the first meshing feature 608 and the second meshing feature 610.
  • the first sliding auxiliary device 600 and the second sliding auxiliary device 602 of the slide rail assembly 56 can synchronously move relative to each other, in order to improve stability of the slide rail assembly 56 when the second rail 60 and the third rail 62 are moved relative to the first rail 58.

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  1. Laufschienen-Aufbau (56), umfassend:
    eine erste Schiene (58);
    eine zweite Schiene (60), die relativ zu der ersten Schiene (58) bewegbar ist;
    eine dritte Schiene (62), die zwischen der ersten Schiene (58) und der zweiten Schiene (60) vorgesehen ist;
    eine erste Lauf-Hilfseinrichtung (600), die zwischen der ersten Schiene (58) und der dritten Schiene (62) bewegbar angeordnet ist, worin die erste Lauf-Hilfseinrichtung (600) mindestens ein erstes Rollelement (604) und ein erstes Ineinandergreifen-Merkmal (608) umfasst, worin das mindestens eine erste Rollelement (604) ausgestaltet ist, eine Bewegung der dritten Schiene (62) relativ zu der ersten Schiene (58) zu erleichtern;
    eine zweite Lauf-Hilfseinrichtung (602), die zwischen der dritten Schiene (62) und der zweiten Schiene (60) bewegbar abgeordnet ist, worin die zweite Lauf-Hilfseinrichtung (602) mindestens ein zweites Rollelement (606) und ein zweites Ineinandergreifen-Merkmal (610) umfasst, worin das mindestens eine zweite Rollelement (606) ausgestaltet ist, die Bewegung der zweiten Schiene (60) relativ zu der dritten Schiene (62) zu erleichtern;
    ein Synchronisierungs-Element (612), das zwischen dem ersten Ineinandergreifen-Merkmal (608) und dem zweiten Ineinandergreifen-Merkmal (610) eingreift;
    gekennzeichnet durch:
    eine erste Antriebseinrichtung (100), eine Sperreinrichtung (300) und ein Schwenk-Element (78), die erste Antriebseinrichtung (100) mit einem ersten elastischen Element (104), die Sperreinrichtung (300) mit einem Sperrteil (306) und ein Führungselement (304), worin das Führungselement (304) ausgestaltet ist, eine Kraft auf das Sperrteil (306) zu erzeugen, worin das Schwenk-Element (78) bewegbar mit der zweiten Schiene (60) verbunden ist; worin wenn das Schwenk-Element (78) betriebsbereit zwischen dem Sperrteil (306) und dem Führungselement (304) in Eingriff gebracht wurde, das erste elastische Element (104) der erste Antriebseinrichtung (100) eine erste Antriebskraft erhöht; und wenn das Schwenk-Element (78) betriebsbereit von dem Sperrteil (306) und dem Führungselement (304) entkoppelt ist, die erste Antriebskraft freigegeben wird, um die zweite Schiene (60) von einer zurückgezogenen Position in eine offenen Position relativ zu der ersten Schiene (58) zu bewegen.
  2. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach Anspruch 1, weiter gekennzeichnet durch ein Träger-Element (630) das ausgestaltet ist, die erste Lauf-Hilfseinrichtung (600) zu tragen.
  3. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sperreinrichtung (300) eine Führungsleitung (308) aufweist, die durch das Sperrteil (306) geht, worin das Schwenk-Element (78) in der Führungsleitung (308) bewegbar ist.
  4. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Antriebseinrichtung (100) an der ersten Schiene (58) befestigt ist, worin die erste Antriebseinrichtung (100) eine erste Basis (102) umfasst, die mit der Sperreinrichtung (300) verbunden ist, worin der Laufschienen-Aufbau (56) weiter eine zweite Antriebseinrichtung (200) umfasst, worin die zweite Antriebseinrichtung (200) eine zweite Basis (202) umfasst, die mit der ersten Basis (102) bewegbar verbunden ist.
  5. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Basis (202) mit der zweiten Schiene (60) verbunden ist.
  6. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Schiene (58) ein Eingreif-Merkmal (68) umfasst, worin die zweite Antriebseinrichtung (200) weiter ein Greif-Element (208) und ein Blockierungselement (206) umfasst, das zu dem Greif-Element (208) schwenkt, worin das Greif-Element (208) und das Blockierungselement (206) bewegbar an der zweiten Basis (202) verbunden sind, worin das Greif-Element (208) ausgestaltet ist, das Eingriffs-Merkmal (68) zu fangen.
  7. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Basis (202) einen ersten Führungs-Abschnitt (222) und einen zweiten Führungs-Abschnitt (224) umfasst, der mit dem ersten Führungs-Abschnitt (222) in Verbindung steht und sich von dem ersten Führungs-Abschnitt (222) wegdreht, worin das Greif-Element (208) und das Blockierungselement (206) in dem ersten Führungs-Abschnitt (222) bewegbar sind.
  8. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Basis (102) der ersten Antriebseinrichtung (100) ein Sperrteil (108) umfasst, das ausgestaltet ist, gegen das Blockierungselement (206) aufzuliegen.
  9. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Basis (202) der zweiten Antriebseinrichtung (200) eine Nute (228) aufweist, so dass das Sperrteil (108) sich in die Nute (228) erstrecken kann.
  10. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach einem der Ansprüche 6-9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Basis (202) einen Raum (214) zur Aufnahme eines elastischen Hilfs-Elements (218) und ein Drückelement (220) umfasst, worin das Drückelement (220) ausgestaltet ist, gegen das Blockierungselement (206) aufzuliegen, um das elastische Hilfs-Element (218) zu drücken, so dass sich die zweite Schiene (60) relativ zu der ersten Schiene (58) um eine Entfernung bewegen kann.
  11. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach einem der Ansprüche 6-10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Antriebseinrichtung (200) weiter ein zweites elastisches Element (204) umfasst, worin der Laufschienen-Aufbau (56) weiter eine Kupplungseinrichtung (400) umfasst, die mit der ersten Basis (102) der ersten Antriebseinrichtung (100) verbunden ist, worin die Kupplungseinrichtung (400) ausgestaltet ist, zeitweilig die erste Antriebseinrichtung (100) in einem frühen Vorgang, dass sich die zweite Schiene (60) weg von der offenen Position in die zurückgezogene Position relativ zu der ersten Schiene (58) bewegt, zu blockieren, so dass das zweite elastische Element (204) eine zweite Antriebskraft in Antwort auf die Bewegung der zweiten Schiene (60) erhöht, worin die zweite Antriebskraft ausgestaltet ist, die zweite Schiene (60) zu der zurückgezogenen Position zu bewegen, in der in einem Endvorgang die zweite Schiene (60) weg von der offenen Position in die zurückgezogene Position relativ zu der ersten Schiene (58) zurückbewegt wird.
  12. Laufschienen-Aufbau nach einem der Ansprüche 6-11, weiter gekennzeichnet durch ein Dämpfungselement (500) das ausgestaltet ist, das Blockierungselement (206) der zweiten Antriebseinrichtung (200) zu dämpfen.
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